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What makes playing a golf course a great experience? Kevin Markham travelled 6,800 miles in a 20-year-old camper van, walked 2,100 miles, lost countless balls, and wore out three pairs of golf shoes to find out. He played and rated every 18-hole course all 350 of them. The result is the most comprehensive, best-researched guide to Irish golf courses from expensive, well-known courses to affordable little gems. Kevin assesses each course in a detailed review and from a novel perspective, rating the golfing experience using the same criteria for all courses. Courses are ranked out of 100, across 8 criteria, such as design, appeal and value for money. This concise, detailed book is for golfing tourists looking for great value courses; for golfing societies that want to go beyond their local area; and for Irish golfers searching for excellent but unsung courses in Ireland. Written from an amateur s perspective, reviews focus on the energy and excitement of playing each course to give a true representation of the golf experience, and provides all the information necessary to book your round.
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Kevin Markham, born and educated in Ireland, started playing golf at the age of six and has played ever since. After a Business Degree at Dublin City University he lived in London for eight years. When he returned to Ireland in 1998, he worked for Esat Digifone. In 2000 he became a full time freelance copywriter. He contributes articles on golf to newspapers and magazines.
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I randomly picked this up in a bookstore and started flicking through...after reading a few reviews of courses I've played, I agreed with so many that I bought it! The author clearly knows what makes a good, memorable course, and doesn't pander to anyone, and I enjoy reading other people's opinions on courses and contrasting them with my own. I particularly like his review of the K-Club, which describes it as "pretentious" - exactly the word I would use for this overpriced, overhyped, and, up until recently, absurdly expensive track. As well as ratings of all the well-known courses her in Ireland, there are hundreds of reviews of little-known courses that have certainly stoked my curiosity. A cracking little book both as a planning guide and an enthusiast's read.
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Hooked is a model for guides of it's type. A carefully designed layout makes finding the info you need very easy and the refreshingly unstuffy text makes you want to play the courses that make the cut. Every course in Ireland is covered from the Great and The Good to the impossible to find gems that the other guides omit. The perfect gift for someone planning a golfing holiday in Ireland.
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Fantastic find. Cuts through the hype put out by the golf clubs and talks to each course merits from an amateurıs point of view. It's very easy to use and find your way around, and the maps helped me plan my next golf trip, including courses I'd never heard of.
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